Incendiary wits flare in HELLMAN V. MCCARTHY
SALT LAKE CITY — On January 24, 1980, literary critic and author Mary McCarthy appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and inadvertently began the biggest literary cat-fight in modern history.…
SLAC’s TWO STORIES told well
SALT LAKE — I know that the evening news is biased and embellished. I know that reality television is staged. And I know that the majority of theatre that I…
I’d like to spend more than A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Acting Company’s A Year with Frog and Toad is exactly what children’s theater should be. Every scene was engaging and suited to its audience,…
Pygmalion’s SPARK flares and fizzles
SALT LAKE CITY — Spark opens on the porch of the Glimord home in the tobacco belt of North Carolina. Sisters Evelyn and Ali Glimord are preparing a celebratory dinner…
WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE is heartfelt, but heavy handed
SALT LAKE CITY — I believe that good theatre can change the world. I also believe that all theatre provides something to be learned from. Pygmalion’s The Women of Lockerbie…
CLEARING BOMBS explores fiery subject of modern economics
SALT LAKE CITY — Seventy years ago, there was a viable chance that two extremely influential minds in the world of economics sat together on a rooftop waiting for a…
Fighting words at Plan-B’s NOTHING PERSONAL
SALT LAKE CITY — Heavy metal music blasts overhead while Susan paces the floor in soft circles. The music is cut by the occasional ringing of alarms pulsing. Susan stops,…
Enjoy a change with University of Utah’s METAMORPHOSES
SALT LAKE CITY — I’m a sucker for Greek mythology. There’s just so much going on, and among such fascinating characters: gods and mortals, lovers and enemies, queens, and commoners.…
Plan-B’s SUFFRAGE is not to be missed
SALT LAKE CITY — I’ll be honest; polygamy is not a topic I like to bring up in conversation. It is, however, crucially linked to the formation of our state,…
Solid acting and design anchor Pygmalion’s CHEAT
SALT LAKE CITY — Pygmalion Theater Company has the honor of being the only local theater company dedicated to producing plays for and about women. Their latest offering, Cheat, written…